UK PM May says still negotiating with EU on future relationship
A political declaration on Britain’s future relationship with the European Union is still being negotiated, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday.
Rights group sues Abu Dhabi Crown Prince in France over Yemen
A rights group filed a lawsuit against Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan during his visit to France on Wednesday, accusing him of war crimes, complicity in torture and inhumane treatment in Yemen, a lawyer for the group said.
Merkel brands opponents of U.N. migrant pact ‘nationalists’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended a United Nations agreement on migration in a passionate speech to parliament on Wednesday, accusing its opponents of “nationalism in its purest form”.
Political fallout mounts in Chile following shooting of Mapuche man
The top government official in the restive Araucania region of Chile resigned late on Tuesday amid mounting political fallout after a controversial police raid last week ended in the shooting of an indigenous Mapuche man.
No rush to topple UK PM May’s government, says opposition finance chief McDonnell
Britain’s opposition Labour Party is in no rush to topple Prime Minister Theresa May’s government over Brexit, the party’s finance policy chief John McDonnell told Reuters on Wednesday.
Rights groups: Activists held in Saudi Arabia tortured, Riyadh denies charge
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch accused Saudi Arabia on Tuesday of subjecting several activists including some female human rights defenders detained since May to torture and sexual harassment, allegations denied by a Saudi official.
American killed on remote Indian island off-limits to visitors
An American visiting one of the islands in India’s remote cluster of Andaman and Nicobar has been killed by a group of hunter-gatherers who live there isolated from the outside world, two police officials said on Wednesday.
UAE court hands down life sentence for spying to UK academic Hedges: sources
A UAE court sentenced British academic Matthew Hedges to life in prison on Wednesday, after he was charged with spying last month, two sources with knowledge of the decision told Reuters.
Israeli minister urges Airbnb boycott, talks up rival service
An Israeli cabinet minister called on Wednesday for a boycott of Airbnb and promoted one of its rivals, escalating the government’s response to the home-rental company’s decision to delist Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank.
EU’s Juncker cancels Spain trip to focus on Brexit summit
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker canceled a trip to Spain this Thursday and Friday, a spokesman said.
